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Kalmykia: A Buddhist Enclave in Europe

December 6, 2019

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In southwestern Russia, near the Caspian Sea, is a republic, one of the smallest in Russia. It's called Kalmykia, and you have probably never heard of it. So why on God's Earth are you reading an article about ...

How flags shape our identity

Sunniva Batalden

September 28, 2018

Art, Culture, Politics, Slider

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The Indiscretion of Flags : A dive into the political side of national symbolism “The image is always political, whether it is art, cartoons or a news media illustration”. But how on earth is it in ...

Saint Patrick’s Day goes abroad!

Manon Drouet

March 14, 2018

Entertainment, Slider

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Saint Patrick's Day is coming up in a few days and Irish people are ready to celebrate. And they are not the only ones! United States, Canada, Australia... Once again, Ireland won't be the only country to get g...

Icon of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple, Andrei Rublev, Photo Credit - Jonathan Aquino

Andrei Rublev Reaches Fifty, A Film on what it is to be Russian

Conor Fay

February 16, 2017

Film, Slider

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St. George's Cathedral Photo Credit - cat_collector Russia, dear Russia, she endures everything. What is uniquely Russian is uniquely alien to our Western eyes. Such misery and confusion emanates from t...

Be ready for this if you go to study in Russia

Azaliya Dautova

December 9, 2016

Culture, International, Slider

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If you ever wanted to study in Russia, you need to know that it is a very exotic country with its traditions, lifestyle and philosophy. So, be ready for the following if you want to study in Russia: ...

How the War in Ukraine could spell the end of Shakhtar Donetsk

Colm Hayes

April 15, 2015

Slider, Sport

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The pain of moving home is something most people will have lived through. The packing, the loading, the endless searching for that thing you know you’ve forgotten but can’t quite put a name on. This particular ...

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